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Matt Fitzpatrick, 28, won the US Open at The Country Club in Brookline. He held off Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler for his first major victory.

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J.T. Poston eagles par-5 17th on the way to a three-stroke lead at John Deere Classic

He is trying to complete a wire-to-wire victory after tying for second last week in the Travelers Championship.

Dustin Johnson, Carlos Ortiz share lead at LIV event in Oregon
Johnson shot 4-under-par 68 to reach 8 under, while Ortiz birdied the final hole for a 69 to pull even going into the final round of the tour's first American stop.

Sept. 11 families protest as LIV Golf event in Portland tees off with Carlos Ortiz taking the lead
It was the first stop on American soil for LIV Golf after a debut this month outside of London.

J.T. Poston shoots 9-under-par 62 and leads by two at John Deere Classic

Poston eagled the par-5 second and had seven birdies in a bogey-free round.

LIV Series has disrupted the otherwise tranquil world of professional golf

To many people — make that most people — signing on to the LIV is accepting blood money.

In Gee Chun wins her third major title at Women’s PGA Championship, edging Lexi Thompson and Minjee Lee

Thompson was two strokes ahead of Chun after the front nine, but Thompson’s putting problems sabotaged her round.

Three-stroke swing on final hole gives Xander Schauffele the victory at the Travelers Championship

The Olympic champion had a 19-under 261 total.

Xander Schauffele leads his pal Patrick Cantlay by one at Travelers Championship

Schauffele is looking for his sixth individual title and first since the 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Congressional is tough on leaders but In Gee Chun still leads Women’s PGA Championship by three

Chun bogeyed four of five holes during one stretch on the front nine, then birdied four of the next seven. She wrapped up the round with four straight bogeys.

Report: Scottish Open bans LIV players in latest blow in the golf world

The July 7-10 tournament is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour.

Battling a sinus bug, Rory McIlroy shoots 62 to share Travelers Championship lead

He's tied with J.T. Poston after the first round at Cromwell, Conn.

The PGA Tour knows the LIV series is a threat, so it had to make the significant changes announced Wednesday

After a five-hour meeting Tuesday, the PGA Tour is catering to star players on the heels of Brooks Koepka defecting.

Women’s PGA Championship doubles prize money to $9 million

The increase brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a decade ago.

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The US Open at The Country Club was a smashing success. When can it come back?
“I think ‘epic’ would kind of sum it up,” said John Bodenhamer, chief championships officer for the US Golf Association.

After all the fanfare and drama, the US Open leaves only fond memories as it ships out of Boston
The clock has struck midnight at The Country Club, which returns to its normal business following a rare spectacle.

Stats breakdown: How Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open
The formula of staying on the fairways, reaching the greens with a chance at birdie, and faring no worse than a two-putt worked time after time for Fitzpatrick.

Rory McIlroy was close, but his seven-year major drought continues with fifth-place tie at US Open
“The game’s there,” said McIlroy, who finished the US Open at 2 under par and hasn't won a major title since 2014. “It’s there. It’s close. I just have to stay patient.”

For US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, friends became family
The real lesson Fitzpatrick lived this week was less about comfort on the course and more about the comfort of friends. And family. And friends who become family.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s US Open win might have been even sweeter for longtime caddie Bill Foster
Foster always wanted to win the British Open, but the US Open will do.

How it happened: Matt Fitzpatrick holds off Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris to win US Open at The Country Club
Fitzpatrick became just the second male golfer in history to win the US Amateur and US Open on the same course, joining Jack Nicklaus.

Will Zalatoris is gracious, but can’t hide his pain after once again missing out on his first major win
The rail-thin 25-year-old has now finished second in three of the four majors, losing last year's Masters by a shot, last month's PGA in a playoff, and Sunday's US Open when he missed potential tying birdie putts on the final two holes.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes the shot of his life out of a fairway bunker on 18 to win the US Open
Fitzpatrick made an improbable shot, hit the green, and two-putted for his first major championship.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler again done in after the turn at The Country Club
Scheffler was at 6 under as he approached the 10th tee on Sunday, same as he was on Saturday, and once again posted multiple bogeys to take himself out of a possible victory.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s brother flew home because he thought Fitzpatrick couldn’t win the US Open
“He was six back, five back of the lead,” Alex, who is a pro golfer himself, said. “And when I landed he was tied.”

‘I’ll remember that for the rest of my life’: Despite seventh-place finish, Keegan Bradley felt like a hometown hero at the US Open
Bradley shot 71 in the final round and finished in a tie for seventh.

Red Sox

As the bats struggle, defense dooms the Red Sox in another loss at Cubs

Two second-inning errors helped deliver a pair of Chicago runs, and the scuffling Red Sox offense couldn't do much against reliever Mark Leiter Jr., whom the Cubs called on just seven pitches into the game.

Red Sox commit to returning Garrett Whitlock to the bullpen for the rest of 2022

With the team in need of another lockdown multi-inning reliever, specifically a righthanded one, they're returning Whitlock to the role he excelled in last season.

David Ross, Mike Napoli bring lessons learned with beloved 2013 Red Sox to the rebuilding Cubs

The spirit of that championship team lives on with the Cubs.

Patriots

How the market for NFL wide receivers exploded in the offseason

The money spent on top pass catchers is exceeded only by the No. 1 position: quarterback.

Owner Jimmy Haslam has created a $70 million mess for the Browns at QB

It would be difficult to find a worse quarterback situation than the one the Browns have cornered themselves into.

NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson

Watson's legal team and the NFL presented their arguments in front of a retired judge in Delaware on Tuesday.

Bruins

Eight wild predictions with NHL Draft, free agency looming (hint: nothing involving the Bruins)

Johnny Gaudreau will be on the move and the Lightning will lose a crucial part of their team.

It took a while, but San Jose Sharks decide to fire coach Bob Boughner

The team made the move two months after the season ended to clear the decks for the next general manager to pick new leadership behind the bench.

Jim Montgomery ‘has a winning history,’ and now it’s official that he is the next Bruins coach

According to reports, Montgomery’s contract is for three years at around $2 million per year.

Celtics

New Orleans Pelicans give oft-injured Zion Williamson five-year, $193 million extension

The deal is a show of faith in the forward who was drafted No. 1 overall in 2019 but has played a total of 85 games, and missed all of last season.

Why is Brittney Griner in Russia in the first place? Because the NBA does not do enough financially to help the WNBA.

Griner and other WNBA players are compelled to play in foreign countries to maximize their worth.

Kevin Durant put his faith in Kyrie Irving. How did that work out?

Durant lived up to expectations in Brooklyn, but Irving did not.